Highlights of Gyan-key library hanger initiative (June 2021)
- This is the world’s largest rural reading initiative
- Every academic year, books worth ₹50,00,000 (5 million+) are gifted to the Gyan-key schools consecutively for the past 10 years
- Gyan-key library hangers are installed in rural secondary schools, police stations, societies, and institutions in India with the help of Non-Resident Villagers (NRV) with an objective to increase the reading habit a little bit
- 3 Gyan-key library hangers are installed every working day
- 5,170 Gyan-key library hangers have been set up in rural secondary schools in 1,840 working days benefiting 10,19,200 (1 million+) students across 8 states
- The Gyan-key library hanger initiative provides books on 103-148 different genres (drama, music, sex, disaster management, habits, environment, hobbies, health, pollution, and constitution).
- To date, 41 programs and contests have been successfully conducted for Gyan-key school students, teachers & Principals, which saw a participation of 2,38,000 rural students
- To date, we have received 1,93,000 postcards and donors have received 1,66,000 postcards capturing the students’ responses to books they have read. (you can see this communication in our back office)
- To date, we have distributed 10,13,800 books, worth Rs.4,63,00,000/- (46 million+)
- You can view the data of 4,810 Gyan-key library schools on ruralrelations.com/Gyan-Key/
- This is one of the most effective ways to keep the regional languages alive
Be a Part of this initiative
You can open a Gyan-key library for ₹5,710/-(Gyan-key hanger)+ ₹270/- (transportation) / $85 / €67
You can pay via Cheque/ Internet banking –
Patil Enterprises
Bank of Baroda
Sadashiv Peth Branch
A/C No: 04500500000113
IFSC Code: BARB0SADASH (0 is zero)
